Wednesday, October 29, 2008

jeez-louise.

(Do people named Louise HATE that phrase?) I'm so full of news I don't know where to begin, and am simultaneously up to my elbows in four different colors of paint and mountains of tile. Aiee. And the storage thingy for my computer is deader than dead, and I don't have access to any of my photos or contracts or ANY information, so you'll have to wait for new pictures. Including those of cakes, which, there have been some good ones and you'll love them.Cake Tuesday wouldn't really have worked without photos, I think. ("Let me tell you about this really neat-o cake, four ivory tiers, round, sugar dogwoods in blue, yawn blah blah yawn...") So.

Other news.

1. My hair, which I thought would be fun to darken for fall, is now purple. "Chocolate-y brown", for some hair people, apparently translates as "purple". And I loathe it. Ever since Danielle, who I saw for many many years and loved every single cut and color, moved to Hawaii, I have been crankily searching for a replacement. (And Danielle, I've told you before, and it still stands - I KNOW you come to town to visit your pals and I will pay you WHATEVER YOU WANT to do my hair. Seriously.) And now it's purple with white spots, because I keep hitting my head on the ceiling where I'm painting, rendering it even more lovely.

2. We saw David Sedaris at the Civic on Sunday night, the same venue where we saw him a couple of years ago. He's still terrific, despite recent reviews suggesting his material is stale and he's coasting. He often asks random teenagers he meets before his performances to introduce him. And two years ago, this very confident, cute, funny girl in a pig hat came on stage and everyone fell in love with her (including, apparently, David Sedaris). Near the end of his show on Sunday night, he talked about how impressed he had been with her, and how everywhere he's gone since he's hoped to meet a kid as cool as the Santa Cruz kid. Of course she was in the audience, and was urged to come up and say hi during the post-show book signing, lucky girl.

3. I'm pointedly trying to avoid anything political - the fact that this blog is tied to a (relatively) professional website means I should probably avoid voicing any potentially inflammatory opinions about anything. But I am so looking forward to next Tuesday it's frankly a little hard to concentrate on anything else. (Am I allowed to say that the "Wassup 2008" video is one of the most surprising, moving political ads I've seen? Who knew that a way-too-overused phrase from an 8-year-old ad campaign could come back and bring tears to your eyes?)

That's enough news for one post - I've got to get back to my paint roller before it dries out.